The Workshop to Formulate the Road Map on FLEGT was conducted in Nay Pyi Taw in early November involving the national and subnational members of the Multistakeholder Group and representatives of the EU and the European Forest Institute (EFI), according to the Forest Department. Moreover, an EU representative was in…
Stora Enso is partnering with the Finnish pension insurance company Varma in the construction of a new head office in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Stora Enso will lease part of the building, which will showcase world-class modern wooden architecture. The building is expected to be completed in 2023, as…
Following a thorough examination of all contributing factors including log costs, market conditions, and cumulative policy burden, Tolko announced today that its BC Operations will be taking two weeks’ downtime from December 21 – January 6 during the holiday season. The last day of production will be December 20. In…
Three new members elected to the PEFC International Board. David Ford elected as the new Vice Chair, and two members re-elected for another term. PEFC delighted to welcome three new board members: Josien Tokeo (Indigeous Peoples), Kurt Ramskogler and Dradjad Wibowo (both Private Forest Owners). Josien Tokoe, from the Kari’na…
Södra is investing in large-scale and automated forest tree breeding through the innovative technologies company, SweTree Technologies. SEK 50 million will be invested in a pilot facility in Umeå, Sweden. Stora Enso, Sveaskog and Holmen are co-funding the project. “We are hoping for a technological leap that will enable fast…
Bulgaria has become the latest member to achieve PEFC endorsement of its national forest certification system. The PEFC General Assembly voted for the endorsement of the Bulgarian system in a postal ballot. “We are very grateful to our friends from the other members of PEFC who, through their vote, have…
Der reale (preisbereinigte) Auftragseingang im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe war nach vorläufigen Angaben des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) im September 2019 saison- und kalenderbereinigt 1,3 Prozent höher als im Vormonat. Für August 2019 ergab sich nach Revision der vorläufigen Ergebnisse ein Rückgang von 0,4 Prozent gegenüber Juli 2019 (vorläufiger Wert: -0,6%). Ohne Berücksichtigung der Großaufträge…
Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season. According to the Swedish Forestry Agency’s (Skogsstyrelsen) stock survey, the total stocks was 9.3 million cubic metres in 30 September this year. That is 34 per cent more than at…
Moelven Industrier ASA achieved operating revenues of NOK 43.6 million (EUR 4.3 million) in the 3Q 2019. This is a decrease of NOK 86 million (EUR8.5 million) compared to the same period of 2018. “This quarter was characterised by the more demanding market conditions that were becoming apparent at our…
The Indonesian government plans to provide some value added tax (VAT) relief as well as relief on legality requirements for wood products in order to boost exports. Indonesia’s Minister of Trade has reported that, on instructions from the President, he will prepare proposals for relieving some of the burden of…
